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Originally Posted by stackz
ok, well I'm getting off work in a couple seconds so I'll revisit this tomorrow...but how do I tell which is the actual factory mirrors my truck came with?
sounds like electro ones are better?
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I would venture to say that you got the Autodim/electrochromatic mirrors stock, since the passenger side looks very aftermarket (replaced before probably), the blue is quite a bit more "blue" than OE mirrors. But i wouldnt know for sure unless you pulled one off.
To get the mirror off, be very careful and research well how to take it out. It has to be pried vertically, as the mirror glass base sits down into "slots" on the base of the mirror itself.
If you pry it outwards before you get it free from the "slots" you will break the circular mounting piece, and to replace it you have to buy a "mirror repair kit" from BMW that costs upwards of $100 bucks.
I was lucky I only broke one, but definitely not a job I'd like to do again.
FWIW, this is the exact seller I bought my mirrors from back in December 2011, 60 bucks for the pair!
Heated Door Mirror Glass and Backing Plate Pair 2000 2006 BMW x5 E53 | eBay
This is the pair of Auto-dim mirrors, about $220 from our friends in Romania/Latvia:
BMW x5 Series E53 Mirror Glass Auto Dim Heated RH LH Right Left | eBay
If you look closely at pictures of the backing plate you'll see the half circle looking "slots that the protrusions on the mirror base fit into, and you'll see both mirrors have the 2-wire connection for the heaters (which turns on automatically as needed), and both sets i showed you have aspherical (blind spot) functions.
Hope that helps!